Show irrigation ODE FEATURE OF RECITAL AT GRAND miss emma lucy gates professors weihe and operate cooperate co in most enjoyable concert from thursdays standard chorus god Is our refuse from psalm dudley buck by tho ogden tabernacle choir violin and piano faust fantaske fant asle pros profs weihe and mcclellan lahme bell song miss emma lucy gates chorus in thee 0 lord I 1 put my trust joseph ballantyne miss myrtle ballinger and choir from stabat mater rossini miss emma lucy gates soldiers chorus froni faust gounod ogden tabernacle chor violin and piano air slumber song pros profs weihe and SIc Clellan irrigation ode by joan J mc cuellari miss gates mr F E west mrs lily pye bradford and tabernacle choir the people who did not go to the grand last night evidently did not appreciate preci ate the tact that tor tho last time for years to come the tabernacle choir miss emma lucy gates and professors seiho and mcclellan had joined the forces of their genius to give ogden music lovers a concert chose peer they are not likely to hear again soon much has been written and said re garding the choir whose earnest work has given them such fame of late all that has been said has been well deserved it is needless to repeat it here last nights concert was given under difficulties tones which in the tabernacle rolled in their full volume into the ears of the audience last night were lost in the vacancy of the flies organ accompaniment was lacking but this would have been a serious handicap only it the accompanist had been other than prof mcclellan his virile work was an inspiration in itself last night miss emma lucy gates sang under the serious discomfort of a cold she sang magnificently however beyond the slightest nasal sound due to her cold her singing was above reasonable criticism jn the lahme bell song in particular her tones v ere indeed bell like her reproduction of the receding cadence of a sweet toned bell was as near the reality or more truly near the ideal conception that memory gives us of such a sound as the human voice may come her enunciation of the italian words of the same song was perfect the song and alie singer completely captivated her audience bo called long but vainly tor an encore prof helhe gave beautiful renditions of the faust fantasie and slumber song the slumber song in particular seemed to strike the fancy of the audience in it the utah demonstrated that ho has a peculiarly fine and delicate touch such touch and his interpretation pre tation with prof sympathetic accompaniment combined to make a perfect rendition the solo part of the chorus in thee 0 lord I 1 put my trust by miss myrtle ballanger gained deserved applause her soprano voice Is clear and sweet and her enunciation is good in and the irrigation ode miss lucy gates and the choir combine to good effect their notes are synchronous and they harmonize perfectly the soldiers chorus from faust went with a truly martial sing that would have captivated the most unsympathetic audience the audience last night which was most sympathetic was evidently delighted ith the number to miss lucy gates whose last appearance in utah for three years this was utah wishes all success in her divine art whatever strength of tone and mastery of technique she may gain in uie future may she always adorn ft with the simplicity and naturalness which now characterize and give charm to her personality on the stage the choir has a big name to live up to its work recently has been rendered easier by the stimulus of a publicity to keep up ab nb only the present level of their accomplishments ments but to make that further progress which alone saves from retrogression gres sion and to do it as an everyday task of practice and not for the reward of publicity which has been theirs lately may be bard for the choir under prof ballantyne however their enthusiasm should not flag even though there be no outside stimulus to keep it burning |